Next Generation Computing
Welcome to the Next Generation Computing Resource Center This center has been developed to provide you on time information at your fingertips - when you need it. We encourage you to join the Next Generation Computing Discussions located on the right side of this resource center. Revolutionary File Storage System Lets Users Search and Manage Files Based on Content One of the monumental problems organizations face today is aggregating information that's stored in disparate formats. Knowledge workers have long wanted to be able to search for content independent of format. The next version of the Windows operating system, code-named "Longhorn," boasts a new storage subsystem that makes that task easier. That subsystem, code-named "WinFS," allows the user to perform searches based on the metadata of the stored item, regardless of what type of file it is or which application created it. This article covers the basic architecture of WinFS and explains how to use the WinFS managed API. Utility Computing: Homegrown and Open Source Apps to Get the Last Laugh As 2005 was drawing to a close, there was a lot of activity surrounding a new twist on a very old idea: the compute utility. Well, to be more precise, utilities are an old idea that were perfected during that industrial revolution for water distribution (and other related public water works such as sewage disposal), transportation, energy distribution, and communications. The question that the IT community is pondering is whether it is possible or desirable for there to be a utility or a collection of utilities for data processing, data storage, networking, and collaboration. Read this article. The server strategy: virtualisation IT execs who have delayed virtualising their x86-based servers for fear the technology is still unproven should put that project at the top of their to-do lists for 2006, as the market for virtualising the low-volume systems heats up. Read this article. Grid Held Hostage You need grid computing. It could save you millions. It could provide competitive advantage to your business. But to get it, you have to build it yourself. Why? Ask your vendors. Read on... Grids and anti-terror bio-sensors get funding boost Grid computing in healthcare and anti-terrorist bio-sensors are some of the innovative projects taking part in a £90million government funding programme. Read this article. Grid computing saves lives, but could do so much more Each of us has computing power under our desks or on our laps that a 1970s university would have envied, and it's shameful to leave it idle so much of the time. That's the thinking behind grid computing, more specifically the sort of distributed project exemplified by FightAIDS@Home, which got going on Monday. Read this article.	News and information · Optimizing Cloud Infrastructure with Citrix CloudBridge · Expert Advice: 10 Questions You Need to Ask Vendors Before Making an App Delivery Solution Purchase · Expert Advice: The Top Considerations When Making a Vendor Shortlist · Open Fabric Edge - The Best Attributes of the Data Center, Now Delivered to the Edge · NTT Communications Pursues Global Expansion with SDN-based Enterprise Cloud Next Generation Computing Discussions Come share your thoughts on MP3 players and handheld devices - are they the storage of tomorrow? Next Generation Computing Jobs · ASSISTANT MANAGER TS #392 · STORE MANAGER - ASSISTANT MANAGER · RESTAURANT MANAGER · Sales Manager - Mason City, IA · Retail Wireless Sales Consultant - Part Time Cedar Rapids, IA · RN - CLINICAL ED 36 HOURS MIDDAY SHIFT FULL TIME · RN - CLINICAL ED PRN · RN - CLINICAL ED 36 HOURS MIDDAY SHIFT FULL TIME Useful Links The Global Grid Forum (GGF) is a community-initiated forum who's aim is to lead the global standardization effort for grid computing.